I’d like to start off by saying that this website and forum is the absolute PERFECT place for a guy like me to come and solicit free advice/opinions/knowledge without letting the cat out of the bag by asking friends/family. Diamond shopping has proven to be a huge PITA that has lead me nowhere in terms of being comfortable with diamond specs/shapes/sizes. Having browsed through the 200+ pages of engagement rings that have been posted by members I feel I am prepared in terms of my expectations out of the ring I am trying to put together.
A little bit of a background, I’ve been with my girlfriend for over 6 years (we are in our mid 20’s) and I am planning to propose in the late spring of 2011. Without getting into too much detail I’ve asked her in the past what kind of engagement ring she’d like. I didn’t even realize I had to ask as I thought it was my decision, as you can see I don’t know anything about this process. She told me she wanted a birth stone (blue sapphire) because it had a special meaning to her. After talking to a few people I was told I should get her a diamond and not a blue sapphire for reasons all too broad, it did boil down to the fact that everyone does diamonds and so should I. After some thinking and research I noticed that these blue sapphires are pretty cheap (relatively speaking) and I thought she was trying to make it easy on me. We’ve been through a lot together, from the poor university days, to me buying her a $300 car for her 21st birthday, you name it. Well times have changed and lot of the hard work has paid off. I definitely want to get her something nice for being amazing over the last few years.
My budget is 10k and I’d like to get her a stone between 1ct – 1.5ct. Her ring finger size is 4.75. I am not looking to buy the biggest rock I possibly can, what I am looking for is a round cut diamond on a simple/elegant/rounded white gold band that will not look overpowering or small, but just right. I came across a diamond that was 1.11 ct, round cut, vs2, h, excellent cut/clarity, no fluorescence for about 7k. To me that seemed perfect at the time until I browsed the 200+ pages of rings on women’s fingers in the other forum. Even with smaller fingers/hands, I think something in the range of 1.2 or bigger would be more fitting for her. At this point price becomes an issue as I still need 2k for my setting, I am not sure what variable of the ring I can compromise for size and if I should even bother. I don’t have much knowledge and with all this 4 C’s talk people show different rings with different specs and I honestly don’t notice much of a difference, the only thing I do notice is the size. This is of course to my untrained eye.
What do you suggest for my stone, what route should I take size wise, do any of you have examples you can provide of rings/stones on smaller fingers and how they look? Would a larger rock also get in the way of her daily routines or is anything under 1.5ct still ok?
Thanks in advance.
A little bit of a background, I’ve been with my girlfriend for over 6 years (we are in our mid 20’s) and I am planning to propose in the late spring of 2011. Without getting into too much detail I’ve asked her in the past what kind of engagement ring she’d like. I didn’t even realize I had to ask as I thought it was my decision, as you can see I don’t know anything about this process. She told me she wanted a birth stone (blue sapphire) because it had a special meaning to her. After talking to a few people I was told I should get her a diamond and not a blue sapphire for reasons all too broad, it did boil down to the fact that everyone does diamonds and so should I. After some thinking and research I noticed that these blue sapphires are pretty cheap (relatively speaking) and I thought she was trying to make it easy on me. We’ve been through a lot together, from the poor university days, to me buying her a $300 car for her 21st birthday, you name it. Well times have changed and lot of the hard work has paid off. I definitely want to get her something nice for being amazing over the last few years.
My budget is 10k and I’d like to get her a stone between 1ct – 1.5ct. Her ring finger size is 4.75. I am not looking to buy the biggest rock I possibly can, what I am looking for is a round cut diamond on a simple/elegant/rounded white gold band that will not look overpowering or small, but just right. I came across a diamond that was 1.11 ct, round cut, vs2, h, excellent cut/clarity, no fluorescence for about 7k. To me that seemed perfect at the time until I browsed the 200+ pages of rings on women’s fingers in the other forum. Even with smaller fingers/hands, I think something in the range of 1.2 or bigger would be more fitting for her. At this point price becomes an issue as I still need 2k for my setting, I am not sure what variable of the ring I can compromise for size and if I should even bother. I don’t have much knowledge and with all this 4 C’s talk people show different rings with different specs and I honestly don’t notice much of a difference, the only thing I do notice is the size. This is of course to my untrained eye.
What do you suggest for my stone, what route should I take size wise, do any of you have examples you can provide of rings/stones on smaller fingers and how they look? Would a larger rock also get in the way of her daily routines or is anything under 1.5ct still ok?
Thanks in advance.
but it really depends on your personal preferences.
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